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Artjärvi
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi art- järvi. The town was named after a lake (modern Villikkalanjärvi). The initial element is perhaps from dialectal fi artti quarrel, dispute (in reference to e.g. border disputes), which is probably akin to fi ärtyä.
Pronunciation
art-järvi
Proper noun
A former municipality in Uusimaa, Finland; now part of Orimattila.
A village in the municipality of Orimattila.
Declension
sg Artjärv ä
Derived terms
fi artjärveläinen
Descendants
1 sv Artsjö
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